Séance

Séance

Effect

If poker hand is a Straight Flush, create a random Spectral card
(Must have room)

Rarity

Uncommon

Unlock Requirement

Available from start.

Stats

Buy Price

6

Sell Price

3

Type

Effect

Activation

Independent

Compatibility

Copyable

✓ Yes

Perishable

✓ Yes

Eternal

✓ Yes

Séance is an Uncommon Effect Joker that gives a Spectral Card whenever a Straight Flush is played. This also includes Royal Flush.

Séance cannot provide The Soul (Creates a [[Legendary Jokers|{{hl|purple|Legendary}}]] Joker <br> {{room}} Available from start. Spectral The Soul.png) or Black Hole (Upgrade every [[Poker Hands|{{hl|purple|poker hand}}]] by {{hl|orange|1}} level Available from start. Spectral Black Hole.png), as both can only be found in Booster Packs.

Séance is a bit of an odd Joker, as very few Spectral cards benefit from full Straight Flush builds. It is best used as a temporary Spectral generator that does not have limited uses, like Sixth Sense (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round is a single {{hl|orange|6}}, destroy it and create a [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Spectral}}]] card <br> {{room}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Sixth_Sense.png) does, to create useful Spectrals that can then facilitate other builds. Anything that benefits from certain Spectral cards, theoretically, has some synergy with Séance.

For this reason, the synergies listed are split into two sections: ways to make more Straight Flushes, to maximize the Spectral cards Séance can give; and ways to use those Spectral cards to their maximum effect.

• Checkered Deck ( Start run with {{hl|orange|26}} {{suit|Spades}} and {{hl|orange|26}} {{suit|Hearts}} in deck Win a run with the {{D|Black}} on any difficulty Checkered Deck.png) is by far the best one to use Séance, as it is much easier to create Straight Flushes with fewer differing suits.
• Red Deck ( {{hl|red|+1}} discard every round Unlocked from start Red Deck.png), Blue Deck ( {{hl|blue|+1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|20}} items from your [[collection]] Blue Deck.png), and Painted Deck ( {{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|red|-1}} Joker slot Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Green}} difficulty or harder Painted Deck.png) all make it slightly easier to find Straight Flushes.
• Magic Deck ( Start run with the {{V|Crystal Ball|class=hl-purple}} voucher and {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{tarot|The Fool}} Win a run with the {{D|Red}} on [[Stakes|any difficulty]] Magic Deck.png)'s Fool cards are incredibly helpful, as they can be used to create a Suit-changing Tarot that can be used in a round to guarantee a Straight Flush. Starting with an extra consumable slot is also great for holding more Spectral cards.
• 15 Minute City ( ) starts with an Eternal Shortcut (Allows {{ph|Straights}} to be made with gaps of {{hl|orange|1 rank}} <br> {{hl|gray|(ex: {{hl|orange|10 8 6 5 3}})}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Shortcut.png), which allows Straight Flushes to be made with gaps in them, making it easier to get that hand.

Straight Flushes (and Royal Flushes) are the only hands relevant to this Joker.

• Four Fingers (All {{ph|Flushes}} and {{ph|Straights}} can be made with 4 cards Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Four Fingers.png) and Shortcut (Allows {{ph|Straights}} to be made with gaps of {{hl|orange|1 rank}} <br> {{hl|gray|(ex: {{hl|orange|10 8 6 5 3}})}} Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Shortcut.png) both make Straight Flushes easier to play, allowing Séance to trigger more often. Smeared Joker ({{suit|Hearts}} and {{suit|Diamonds}} count as the same suit, {{suit|Spades}} and {{suit|Clubs}} count as the same suit Have at least {{hl|orange|3}} [[Wild Cards|{{hl|orange|Wild Card}}]] in your deck Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Smeared Joker.png) is also helpful for making Straight Flushes, as it doubles the amount of cards one can use for a Straight Flush of any given suit.
• Jokers that give bonuses when Straights are scored, like Devious Joker ({{Chips|+100}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Common Chips Independent Devious Joker.png) and Crazy Joker ({{Mult|+12}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Straight}} Common Additive Mult Independent Crazy Joker.png), can be helpful to make the Straight Flushes Séance needs better to play.
• Troubadour ({{hl|orange|+2}} hand size, <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand each round Win {{hl|orange|5}} consecutive rounds by <abbr title="Discards are OK to use.">playing only 1 hand</abbr> Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Troubadour.png) and Juggler ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Common Effect N/A (Passive) Juggler.png) make Straight Flushes easier to find with their increases in hand size. Drunkard ({{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Common Effect N/A (Passive) Drunkard.png) and Merry Andy ({{hl|red|+3}} discards each round, <br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Win a run in {{hl|orange|12}} or fewer rounds Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Merry_Andy.png) do the same by adding more discards. Merry Andy is slightly less effective at this unless the player has more hand size, though, as you may be discarding fewer cards.
• Perkeo (Creates a [[Negative|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] copy of {{hl|orange|1}} random [[Consumables|{{hl|orange|consumable}}]] card in your possession at the end of the [[The Shop|{{hl|orange|shop}}]] Find this [[Jokers|Joker]] from the [[Spectral Cards|{{hl|sblue|Soul}}]] card. Legendary Effect N/A (Passive) Perkeo.png) allows you to duplicate the Spectral Card created in the consumable slots at the end of the shop. This can be very strong for a multitude of different strategies, such as using Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png)s to create large amounts of cards whenever needed, holding multiple Wraith (Creates a random [[Rare Jokers|{{hl|red|Rare}} {{hl|orange|Joker}}]], sets money to {{$|0}} Available from start. Spectral Wraith.png)s to see many rare Jokers at once, copying Sigil (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|suit}}]] Available from start. Spectral Sigil.png)s to guarantee a Straight Flush as long as a Straight is present, using Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png) many times to thin massive amounts of the deck, and many more.
• Burglar (When [[Blind|{{hl|orange|Blind}}]] is selected, gain {{hl|blue|+3}} Hands and {{hl|orange|lose all discards}} Uncommon Effect On Blind Select Burglar.png) allows the player to play more Straight Flushes each round, thus generating additional spectral cards.

• A number of Spectral cards add enhanced cards to the deck, which can let Hologram (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.25}} every time a {{hl|orange|playing card}} is added to your deck <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Hologram.gif) and Vampire (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.1}} per scoring {{hl|orange|Enhanced card}} played, removes card {{hl|orange|Enhancement}} <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Mixed Vampire.png) scale more. Due to being able to add so many enhanced cards so quickly, Driver's License ({{xmult|3}} if you have at least {{hl|orange|16}} Enhanced cards in your full deck <br> {{Currently|{{hl|orange|0}}}} Enhance 16 cards in your deck Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent Driver's License.png) can become an easy addition as well.
• If one can create a Hex (Add [[Card Modifiers#Editions|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] to a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]], destroy all other Jokers Available from start. Spectral Hex.png)/ Ankh (Create a copy of a random [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]], destroy all other Jokers <br> {{hl|gray|(Removes {{hl|edition|Negative}} from copy)}} Available from start. Spectral Ankh.png) and Ectoplasm (Add [[Card Modifiers#Editions|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] to a random {{hl|orange|Joker,}} {{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ectoplasm.png)s, Joker Stencil ({{xmult|1}} for each empty [[Jokers|{{hl|orange|Joker}}]] slot <br> <small>Joker Stencil included</small> <br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1|}}}} Uncommon Multiplicative Mult Independent Joker Stencil.png) can become very strong, as you can massively increase the effective Mult given by applying Polychrome ({{xmult|1.5}} Joker (Polychrome).png) to it or duplicating it (or both), then add other Jokers that do not decrease Stencil's value.
• DNA (If {{hl|orange|first hand}} of round has only {{hl|orange|1}} card, add a permanent copy to deck and draw it to {{hl|orange|hand}} Rare Effect On Played DNA.png) can be used to copy better cards, as Séance can create the Aura (Add [[Foil|{{hl|edition|Foil}}]], [[Holographic|{{hl|edition|Holographic}}]], or [[Polychrome|{{hl|edition|Polychrome}}]] effect to {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in hand Available from start. Spectral Aura.png) Spectral card and Seal-applying Spectral cards. These Spectral cards can be saved until a desirable card is drawn, then used on it, then the card can be copied with DNA.
• As many Spectral cards can be used to make Five of a Kind or Flush Five more likely, mainly Ouija (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|rank}}]]<br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ouija.png) and Cryptid (Create {{hl|orange|2}} copies of {{hl|orange|1}} selected card in your hand Available from start. Spectral Cryptid.png), Jokers that work better in these kinds of builds, like The Family ({{xmult|4}} if played hand contains a {{ph|Four of a Kind}} Win a run without playing a {{ph|Four of a Kind}}. Rare Multiplicative Mult Independent The_Family.png), or rank-specific ones like Fibonacci (Each played {{hl|orange|Ace}}, {{hl|orange|2}}, {{hl|orange|3}}, {{hl|orange|5}}, or {{hl|orange|8}} gives {{Mult|+8}} when scored Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Fibonacci.png), Scholar (Played {{hl|orange|Aces}} give {{chips|+20}} and {{mult|+4}} when scored Common Chips and Additive Mult On Scored Scholar.png), Wee Joker (This Joker gains {{Chips|+8}} when each played {{hl|orange|2}} is scored <br> {{Currently|{{chips|+0}}}} Win a run in {{hl|orange|18}} or fewer rounds Rare Chips Mixed Wee Joker.png), Hit the Road (This Joker gains {{xmult|0.5}} for every {{hl|orange|Jack}} discarded this round<br> {{Currently|{{xmult|1}}}} Discard {{hl|orange|5 Jacks}} at the same time. Rare Multiplicative Mult Mixed Hit_the_Road.png), etc., can become better.
• Early Sigil (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Suits|{{hl|orange|suit}}]] Available from start. Spectral Sigil.png)s can be used to convert many cards in your deck to the same suit, making suit-based Jokers like Arrowhead (Played cards with {{suit|Spade}} suit give {{Chips|+50}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Spade}} suit in your deck Uncommon Chips On Scored Arrowhead.png), Onyx Agate (Played cards with {{Suit|Club}} suit give {{mult|+7}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Club}} suit in your deck Uncommon Additive Mult On Scored Onyx Agate.png), Bloodstone ({{hl|green|1 in 2}} chance for played cards with {{suit|Heart}} suit to give {{xmult|1.5}} when scored Have at least {{hl|orange|30}} cards with {{hl|orange|Heart}} suit in your deck Uncommon Multiplicative Mult On Scored Bloodstone.png), etc. better if their suit is the one chosen.
• Erosion ({{Mult|+4}} for each card below {{hl|orange|[the deck's starting size]}} in your full deck <br> {{Currently|{{Mult|+0}}}} Uncommon Additive Mult Independent Erosion.png) very much appreciates an Immolate (Destroys {{hl|orange|5}} random cards in hand, gain {{Money|20}} Available from start. Spectral Immolate.png) from Séance. It does conflict with other Spectral cards that add cards, though.
• Because you can hold onto a Wraith (Creates a random [[Rare Jokers|{{hl|red|Rare}} {{hl|orange|Joker}}]], sets money to {{$|0}} Available from start. Spectral Wraith.png), Credit Card (Go up to {{hl|red|-$20}} in debt Common Economy N/A (Passive) Credit Card.png) becomes very valuable, as you can spend the $20 of debt, sell Credit Card, then use Wraith to eliminate the debt and obtain a Rare Joker.

• Grabber (Permanently gain {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Base Grabber.png) and Nacho Tong (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|blue|+1}} hand per round Play a total of 2,500 cards Upgraded Nacho Tong.png) both give +1 hand, allowing the player to play more Straight Flushes and generate more Spectral Cards.
• Wasteful (Permanently gain {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Base Wasteful.png) and Recyclomancy (Permanently gain an additional {{hl|red|+1}} discard each round Discard a total of 2500 cards Upgraded Recyclomancy.png) both give +1 discard, allowing the player to search for Straight Flushes easier.
• Paint Brush ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Base Paint Brush.png) and Palette ({{hl|orange|+1}} hand size Reduce your hand size down to five cards. Upgraded Palette.png) both give +1 hand size, which can help the player to form Straight Flushes easier.

• Erratic Deck ( All [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|Ranks}}]] and [[Suits|{{hl|orange|Suits}}]] in deck are randomized Win a run with any [[Decks|deck]] on the {{Stake|Orange}} difficulty or harder Erratic Deck.png) can make it difficult to use Séance, as the randomized rank and suit makes it harder to form Straight Flushes.
• Black Deck ( {{hl|orange|+1}} Joker slot <br> {{hl|blue|-1}} hand every round Discover at least {{hl|orange|100}} items from your [[collection]] Black Deck.png) has slight anti-synergy, as 1 less available hand makes it slightly harder to find Straight Flushes. However, it is easier to take Séance, as it is less likely to take up a crucial Joker slot needed for survival.
• Five-Card Draw ( )'s -3 hand size makes it extremely hard to assemble Straight Flushes.

• Jokers that reduce hand size, like Stuntman ({{Chips|+250}},<br>{{hl|orange|-2}} hand size Earn at least 100 million (100,000,000) Chips in a single hand. Rare Chips Independent Stuntman.png) and Merry Andy ({{hl|red|+3}} discards each round, <br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Win a run in {{hl|orange|12}} or fewer rounds Uncommon Effect N/A (Passive) Merry_Andy.png), have anti-synergy with Séance, as a smaller hand size makes it harder to assemble Straight Flushes.

• Ectoplasm (Add [[Card Modifiers#Editions|{{hl|edition|Negative}}]] to a random {{hl|orange|Joker,}} {{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ectoplasm.png) and Ouija (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|rank}}]]<br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ouija.png) have anti-synergy with Séance, as a smaller hand size makes it harder to assemble Straight Flushes. Not only that, but Ouija (Converts all cards in hand to a single random [[Card Ranks|{{hl|orange|rank}}]]<br>{{hl|red|-1}} hand size Available from start. Spectral Ouija.png) converts all cards held in hand into one single rank, which makes assembling Straight Flushes less consistent.

• The Manacle ( Boss The Manacle.png)'s -1 hand size makes it hard to assemble Straight Flushes.
• The Water ( Boss The Water.png) will always start with 0 discards, making it very hard to assemble Straight Flushes.

• A séance is a traditional method for communicating with spirits or the dead. Often, but not necessarily, a group is seated around a table with a medium leading the ritual.
• Séance is the only Joker in Balatro that uses a letter with a diacritic. The letter é is an e with an acute accent, or l'accent aigu in French.

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